amaroo
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I'd also guess their natural inclination is to wear blue undies.
Thats gold......
I'd also guess their natural inclination is to wear blue undies.
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I think the pilots were playing the long game, myself. I'd also guess their natural inclination is to wear blue undies.
Royal Blue please :!:Thats gold......
Thats gold......
Just out of interest - who was impacted by the unions actions? Were those people not innocent? Also in terms of unsuspecting - what about people who changed flights only to have actions cancelled at the last minute.
The unions acted against the travelling public.
The airline acted against the travelling public.
You can argue severity but you can argue who was impacted.
I dispute your premise; so yes it is irrelevant.
There was a great post on that topic that listed all of the disruptions over the past few months and the number of people easily added up to the number disrupted at the weekend.
So does the FWA directive to cease all industrial action (on all 4 parties - 3 unions and Qantas) mean the pilots are no longer allowed to make the PA about their views regarding keeping Qantas Australian and using Australian pilots? Or is that not considered industrial action under the FWA legislation?
Both impacted the public.
But the Unions actions were a mosquito bite; the Qantas mgt actions were a nuclear bomb. Keep perspective.
It is a simple fact. Qantas is NOT the national airline of Australia, it is a privately owned company, and as such is required to be run as one. (There is no requirement for any Australian company, National icon or not to be run by an Aussie). Alan Joyce serves the board and its shareholders, not you and I.
The Unions actions cost QF 68 million.The shutdown 40 million.I dispute your premise.
So does the FWA directive to cease all industrial action (on all 4 parties - 3 unions and Qantas) mean the pilots are no longer allowed to make the PA about their views regarding keeping Qantas Australian and using Australian pilots? Or is that not considered industrial action under the FWA legislation?
You do need to temper your arguments with the fact that unlike most Australian companies, Qantas has its own act of Parliament by which it must abide by. This does impose some restrictions - a board meeting MUST, BY LAW, be presided over by an Australian Citizen, Two thirds of the board must be Australian citizens etc.
The premise was regarding the public impact.
....and as an aside, your listed dollar loss figures are as rubbery as a Qantas bread roll.
You do need to temper your arguments with the fact that unlike most Australian companies, Qantas has its own act of Parliament by which it must abide by. This does impose some restrictions - a board meeting MUST, BY LAW, be presided over by an Australian Citizen, Two thirds of the board must be Australian citizens etc.
I had two QF flights on the 1st November, and pilots did not wear red ties and did not do the PA spiel.